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Klaus Wowereit (archive photo)
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Klaus Wowereit ruled the capital for 13 years.
He shaped Berlin - not always in a positive way.
His name is inextricably linked with the debacle at BER airport.
His mixed record does not prevent Wowereit from expressing himself with harsh evaluations of today's top political figures, including those of his own party.
In an interview with “Zeit”, the current generation of politicians did not get off well.
"But where do you have the characters who think outside the box and are not mediocre?"
»What I think is so unfortunate is who is coming and what kind of potential do you have?
If I watch the drama at the CDU ... and you should choose between these three!
That’s going to be crazy, ”said Wowereit, referring to the election of the chairman of the Christian Democrats between Friedrich Merz, Helge Braun and Norbert Röttgen.
The three politicians are applying to succeed Armin Laschet as CDU leader.
A swipe by the SPD politician against the political competition would not be surprising, but the leadership of the Social Democrats is anything but good with the 68-year-old: the party leaders Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter-Borjans. “I mean with us ... Esken and Borjans, and whatever was there, I thought to myself: That can't be true. But where do you have the characters who think outside the box and are not mediocre? The bad thing is, if you are mediocre, then that only produces worse mediocrity. "
Wowereit no longer has to wait too long, then he can work his way through to another party top.
Walter-Borjans has announced that he will not run again as chairman at the party conference in mid-December.
Esken, on the other hand, would like to keep her post as party leader.
The party executive has nominated her and the current general secretary Lars Klingbeil for party chairmanship.
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